‘Mom’ legislators see their numbers, influence grow but barriers to elected office remain
Nevada Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, who was first elected in 2016 and was pregnant during the 2023 legislative session, has said it’s important to find balance and set boundaries as a legislative mom. Trevor Bexon / Nevada Current For the second time while serving in the Nevada Legislature, Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro gave…
Steve Bannon Still Isn’t in Prison, but He’s a Little Closer
Steve Bannon, a free man, on February 24, 2024, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland.Ron Sachs/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Steve Bannon’s odds of going to prison ticked up on Friday when DC’s Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal of…
The Emperor Had Very Few Clothes
Mother Jones; Craig Ruttle/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.At the hush-money trial of former President Donald Trump in Manhattan, Stormy Daniels’ story is, in a sense, a proxy battle for the actual debate about bookkeeping: If you believe Daniels’ accounting of the affair…
Moms for Liberty Accuses Schools of Antisemitism. The Irony Is Rich.
Moms for Liberty co-founders Tina Descovich, left, and Tiffany Justice.Matt Rourke/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Moms for Liberty, the most prominent group in the right-wing movement against “woke” public schools, is well known for its crusades against LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum and anti-racism initiatives in…
How Paul Manafort Tried to Make Money With a Project Supposedly Tied to the Chinese Regime
Seth Wenig/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In March, the politerati were atwitter over what appeared major news: Longtime political operator, lobbyist, wheeler-dealer, and (pardoned) felon Paul Manafort was in talks to join Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. This seemed an odd move, given…
Vermont Could Be the First State to Bill Oil Firms for Climate Damage
Flood waters block a street in Barre, Vt on July 12, 2023.Charles Krupa/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Vermont is poised to pass a groundbreaking measure forcing major polluting companies to help pay for damages caused by the climate crisis, in a move being closely…